"Father Emil was a priest, a soldier, a chaplain, a hero. But more than anything else he was a Kansas native through and through."
Ray Kapaun, Nephew of Chaplain Kapaun
A STATUE TO HONOR
A KANSAS HERO
The statue has been authorized- now help us build it!
Fundraising has begun to raise $250,000 to build a life-size bronze statue of Medal of Honor Recipient Chaplain Emil Kapaun for the Kansas Capitol Building.
Scroll down to learn more about Chaplain Kapaun, the proposed design, and to donate to this great cause.
"He inspired people by truly accepting and undergoing their hardships and trials, which to say the least were very, very trying at this time."
An Unnamed Soldier about Father Kapaun
LEARN ABOUT
CHAPLAIN EMIL KAPAUN
Emil Joseph Kapaun was a humble Catholic Priest and courageous Army Chaplain who gave his life serving his troops in the Korean War. A national and religious hero, he was awarded our nation's highest honor, the Medal of Honor, by President Barack Obama in 2013.
This farm boy from Pilsen, Kansas was shaped by the soil of the Sunflower State and was called to bring the light of faith and love to the darkest of places on earth: the battlefields and prison camps of Korea.
A MEMORIAL AT THE HEART OF OUR STATE
An exemplary model of the courageous and persevering spirit of Kansans, the Kansas legislature passed a law authorizing a privately-funded memorial statue to honor Father Kapaun at the heart of our great State, ensuring that his legacy lives on for generations to come.
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